Country
Terrain, paddock layout, access, likely holding points and where the helicopter can make the biggest difference.
Helicopter mustering
Good flying is only part of a good muster.
The aircraft has to work with the cattle, the country and the people on the ground. That is where station experience matters.
We have to yard the result too.
Budgerygar is a working cattle station in Channel Country. The same judgement that matters on our own place goes into the contract work we fly for others.
From the air, small decisions have consequences. Push cattle too hard and you can create more work later. Miss the way a mob is reading the country and you can lose time quickly. The job is to use the helicopter well, while keeping the whole muster in mind.
Scott Sky & Station Co. works with station owners and ground crews to understand the job before the aircraft gets airborne.
What we look at
Before and during the job
Cattle
The type of mob, how they are moving on the day and when pressure needs to be applied or eased off.
Ground operation
How the aerial work fits with bikes, vehicles, yards, labour and the practical sequence of the muster.
Fast is useful. Efficient is better.
The aim is not simply to put hours on an aircraft. It is to help get the job done properly.
In the field
What a good muster looks like.
Book or discuss a muster.
Call William with the property, dates and what you are trying to achieve.